Bricklayer&#39;s gauge



Original Filed M y 17. 1926 Attorney T threaded rods 7 and S PatentedSept. 6, 1927.

UNITED STATES LOUIS J. JAR/D01. OF QSTILLWATEE, OKLAHOMA.

BRICKLAYERS GAUGE.

Application filed ma 17, was, SerialNo. 109,703. Renewed June 21,1927.

- My present invention-has to do with means for facilitating the layingof bricks; and it contemplates the provision of a gauge cal culated toenable inexperienced persons to accurately lay bricks and alsocalculated to be of material assistance to experienced brick layers inavoiding what are known as hogs in a wall. I I 7 Other objects andpractical advantages of the invention will be fully understood from thefollowing description and claims when the same are read in connectionwith-the drawings, accompanying and forming part of thisspecification,in which Figure 1 is a view showing the preferred embodiment of myinvention in use. Eigure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation of aportion of the gauge hereinafter explicitly referred to.

Figure 3 is an enlarged horizontal section of the improved device. 1

Figure l'is an edge elevation of the pointer and line supporting plateofthe gauge.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all ofthe views of the drawings. V

Among other elements my novel gauge comprisesa post orupright 1 of rightangle form in crosssect-ion. The said post 1 may be five feet, more orless,'in height and it is provided with lateral bolts 2 and 3 relativelyarranged as shown in Figures 1 and 3 and designed to carry spacingsleeves 4 and 5 and nuts 6 and also designed-to serve for the rods 7 eand 8, the said 8 being connected through the medium of turn buckles 9with lower threaded rod sections 10, the latter be ing connected attheir lower ends to arms 11 connected tothe lower portion of the post 1and extending at right angles to each other.

connectionof threaded The said arms 11 are adapted to form the,

base of the device and are also adapted to rest on an appropriatesupport so that the turn buckles 9 and their connections may be used forconvenient plumbing of the postly In addition to the post 1 equipped asdescribed, my. novel gauge comprises a 12 arranged to'straddle the edgesof the post 1 as designated by 13.,- and equipped with a threadedprojection 1 1".- For the adjustable, fixing of the bracket 12 to thepost vide the said bracket 12 with aset screw 14 arrangedto be engagedwith the corner por tion of the post 1, Figure 3.

bracket i self to the precise my invention being At 15 is a plate havinga vertical graduated scale 16 and also having'an angularly disposed'foot17. The said plate is pro vided with a vertically disposed slot- 18*which receives the threaded projection lt of the bracket 12 after themanner best shown in Figure 3. J

Arranged against the face of the plate 15 'is a plate 18 having anaperture which receives said threaded projection 1 1 theplate 18 and theplate 15 being fixed to the brackets 12 through the medium of a wingline 22, the said line 22 being preferably arrangedwith a pendentportion 23 which carries a weight member2 l atits lower end.

In the practical use of my invention, the upright post 1 is positionedat each corner of a building or wall in course of construction, and itwill be understood in this connection that two of the posts 1 and theappurtenances thereof are used at one and the same time, the line 22being stretched between the two gauges. Incident to the progress of thework and as each course of brick is laid the line 22 is raised adjacentto each corner as are also the plates 18, and consequently it will beeasy for the brick layer to lay each course of brick absolutely in thisconnection it will be appreciated that the plumbing of the upright post1 averts the necessity of plumbing the corners for at the corners thebricks are placed against the post 1 in substantially the rela- Iunnecessary to squeeze joints atone end of a wall and raise joints atthe other end in order to levela course of bricks, and that my improveddevice may be used to advantags by experienced masons as well as bynovices. e 7

11 have explicitly described the preferred embodimentof my invention inorder to imart a full, clear and exact understanding of the saidembodiment I do not desire, however, to be-understood. as limitingmydefined bymy appended claims within the scope of which modificalevel.

construction disclosed,-

nut 19 mounted on the threaded projection 14?. I The said plate 18 isprovided with a tions ma;- be made without departure from my invention.

Having described my inventioln What I claim and desire to secure byLetters latent, is:-

1. In a gauge and in combination, a post of right allele form in crosssection, arms connected to and extending at right angles from the lowerend of the post and adapted to term a base threaded bolts extending;laterall v from the post at an intermediate point in the height thereofand disposed at right angles to each other, spacing sleeves on the saidthreaded bolts, threaded rod sections seeured on the said holts oi. thepost thrtauled rod sections connected to the said base arms at pointsremote from the post, turn bueldes interposed between and adjustahlyeonneetin said rod sections, a bracket straddling the post andadjustably fixed thereto and having a threaded projection, a verticallydisposed plate having; a graduated stale and also having a slotreceiving said threaded projection on the bracket, a plate arranged in:t'ront of the first-named plate and apertured for the reception of saidthreaded projection and having a pointer tor (.ooperation with saidgraduated scale and also having means at its lower end. for the supportof a cord, and means on the threaded projection of the bracket foradjustably lining the plates with respect to said bracket.

2. 111 a gauge and in combination, supporting means, a plate carriedthereby and having a vertical graduated scale, and a secend platecarried by the supporting means and having a pointer for cooperationwith said graduated scale, and also having means for supporting a cordor line; one of the said plates being adjustable vertically with respectto the other.

3. In a gauge comprising a post, means for plumbing the time, abrael-zet adjustable vertically on the post and adjustably lixedthereto, and plates carried by the said bracket 5 one of the said platesbeing provided with a vertical scale and the other vvith a pointer forcooperation with said seale and also with means for supporting a line orcord, and one oil? the plates being adjustable vertically with respectto the other.

ln testimony whereof I all'ix my signature.

LOUIS J. JAR-DOT.

